It seems to be that Yves Engler, political activist and writer, has a problem with the motives of capitalist America. The theme of his article, which was posted in Z magazine in 2003, “Obesity: Most of the Responsibility Lies with Corporations” is the raging battle of obesity and the reason for the rising epidemic in America, the food industry. Engler drives his facts down with an anvil and is relentless his whole way through his argument.
In Engler’s view “The main reason people are consuming more, especially unhealthy products, is the food industry’s relentless advertising, especially to children” (175). It is statements like this and the facts which he backs his argument up with that make Engler’s article very convincing and persuasive. What Engler is doing in each one of his individual statements is saying the major reason our country is becoming more obese by the whopper is because of our capitalist nation and how we advertise our products to consumers. What really makes this article persuasive is just the sheer amount of facts Engler spits out while keeping his own voice to carry on his argument in an engaging way.
Throughout the entirty of Engler’s article, no current company is safe from the clutches of his enlightening telling. He makes a point to go across each company out there and exploit what they are doing to make America obese and not just fast food companies either, televising broadcast networks lay victim to Engler’s well addressed argument. It is easy to see that Yves Engler’s article hits home with every paragraph that is put on the paper, with hard facts and a great backing voice.
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Your blogs looks good so far. You're engaging with the texts in depth. Creative titles and multimedia elements would spruce things up a bit, but you're completing the assignment.
ReplyDeleteI see a slight contradiction between your response to Zinczenko and Engler. You convincingly argue that there are plenty of options for Americans to eat healthy. You also agree with Engler that the capitalist system at large is to blame. Couldn't someone argue that it is the capitalist the system that provides these alternatives? How may capitalism thwart the opportunity for real choices in our food consumption, and not just force us to pick between Coke and Pepsi, McDonald's and Burger King, etc.?